Sudan expels UN agency chief accused of ‘interference’
KHARTOUM: Sudan has expelled the country chief of a United Nations agency and accused her of interfering in domestic affairs, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The incident is the…
Why We Need Allama Iqbal Today
“Nations are born in the heart of a poet, they prosper and die in the hands of a politician.” Stray Reflections. Today we, the Pakistani nation, proudly boast of being…
16-year old stabs 21 schoolmates in US school
Suspect arrested following knife attacks and stampede which leaves blood on the floor and walls. At least five students were critically wounded, including a boy whose liver was pierced by…
Clash between TTP groups claims 10 more lives in S. Waziristan
PESHAWAR: The clash between two groups of the Taliban in Shaktoi area of South Waziristan continued on Tuesday claiming the lives of ten more militants and wounding three others. Both the warring…
Mirwaiz calls for boycott of polls,brands it a futile exercise
On the eve of the first round of polling in Jammu and Kashmir, moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Wednesday asked the people to stay away from the Lok Sabha…
Army top brass reviews implications of ISAF drawdown from Afghanistan
RAWALPINDI: On a day when a bomb killed 22 people in Islamabad and the peace process in danger of running aground again, the military’s top brass undertook a comprehensive review of…
CRPF ‘thrashes’ Kashmir man, family
A man working with the Economic Reconstruction Agency of the Jammu and Kashmir government was allegedly thrashed by the Central Reserve Police Force men after he refused to supply them…
Maoist rebels kill three in India poll attack
NEW DELHI: Maoist rebels killed three soldiers guarding polling officials in central India on Wednesday, highlighting security concerns in the world’s biggest elections as the second phase of voting got under…
Pakistan raises $2 billion through Eurobonds
KARACHI: Pakistan successfully raised $2 billion from global capital markets through the issue of five- and 10-year Eurobonds on Wednesday, according to a local brokerage house. The latest dollar-denominated bonds have…
Major, cop, militant killed in Kashmir; 7 security men injured
Srinagar, Apr 7: An Army officer, a police man and a militant were killed in two anti-militancy operations in Kashmir valley today while security forces have trapped a group of…
